http://tokyolife.blogdrive.com/ Everyday Tokyo Life Sun, 29 Jun 2008 23:50:02 PDT http://www.blogdrive.com Copyright 2008. Travel Geography http://tokyolife.blogdrive.com/archive/23.html Mon, 30 Jun 2008 07:48:09 GMT Camping in Japan is a cheap, fun way to travel around and an easy way to meet Japanese people. Campsites in Japan vary from primitive to deluxe campsites with all the amenities. If you’re traveling around Japan, be ready for anything, because you may not always be able to find a campsite with all the comforts. But due to the numerous public baths and hot springs in Japan, you’ll never be far away from a nice, hot bath. Fall is an ideal time to camp as it is the season for Autumn festivals all around Japan. These festivals celebrate everything from Autumn vegetable... (more) http://tokyolife.blogdrive.com/comments?id=23 http://tokyolife.blogdrive.com/archive/22.html Tue, 17 Jun 2008 17:24:35 GMT There are two basic types of Japanese garden. These are "Tsukiyama" and "Karesansui". In Tsukiyama, small hills and stones represent mountains and the pond represents the sea. In "Karesansui" white sand symbolises the sea, and the stones represent hills. Shinjuku Gyoen is regarded as being one of the most important gardens in Japan. Established on the site of an old Edo Era mansion house in 1906 (Meiji Era), it incorporates examples of Japanese, French and English landscaping. From the French garden there’s a virtually uninterrupted view of Tokyo Tower. In... (more) http://tokyolife.blogdrive.com/comments?id=22 http://tokyolife.blogdrive.com/archive/21.html Sun, 08 Jun 2008 22:35:42 GMT Developers planning the world's tallest self-self-supporting communications tower, which will dominate the skyline of the Japanese capital, named it the Tokyo Sky Tree. Kinya Miyazuki, head of the company managing the project said that they had an image of the new tower attracting people from around the world to create new culture and a town friendly to the environment. The name gives an impression of a new town striving towards the sky while adapting to the natural environment. Construction is set to begin next moth in the city's less developed eastern side n the 610-metre (2000-foot)... (more) http://tokyolife.blogdrive.com/comments?id=21 http://tokyolife.blogdrive.com/archive/20.html Thu, 03 Jan 2008 10:12:27 GMT How Wold Has Greeted the 2008 HaPy New Year! http://tokyolife.blogdrive.com/comments?id=20 http://tokyolife.blogdrive.com/archive/19.html Tue, 18 Dec 2007 14:43:27 GMT This garden is a typical "kai-yu" - "walk-around" style garden. The thirty and sixty minute walking courses will take you round the pond, up Mount Fujishiro which is a miniature mountain, past Garyuseki Rock which represents a dragon, and past Horai-jima island which is shaped like a turtle. The garden dates back to 1695; it took 7 years to build and throughout history it has been described in many Japanese "waka" poems. http://tokyolife.blogdrive.com/comments?id=19 http://tokyolife.blogdrive.com/archive/18.html Thu, 18 Oct 2007 19:23:10 GMT Camping in Japan is a cheap, fun way to travel around and an easy way to meet Japanese people. Campsites in Japan vary from primitive to deluxe campsites with all the amenities. If you’re traveling around Japan, be ready for anything, because you may not always be able to find a campsite with all the comforts. But due to the numerous public baths and hot springs in Japan, you’ll never be far away from a nice, hot bath. Fall is an ideal time to camp as it is the season for Autumn festivals all around Japan. These festivals celebrate everything... (more) http://tokyolife.blogdrive.com/comments?id=18 http://tokyolife.blogdrive.com/archive/17.html Thu, 20 Sep 2007 15:45:35 GMT Japan’s love hotels are first class: they’re clean, cheap and oh so fun! Although there is no doubt behind the purpose of love hotels in Japan, there is nothing that bars casual travelers, friends or same sex couples from staying in them. As a matter of fact, in true Japanese fashion, even the check-in process is automated, so you will likely never have to come in contact with a human being. Since love hotels are often rented by the hour, there is a high turnover and you can almost always find a room in any city, even when the regular hotels are all booked out for... (more) http://tokyolife.blogdrive.com/comments?id=17 http://tokyolife.blogdrive.com/archive/16.html Mon, 23 Jul 2007 20:03:57 GMT If you happen to come to Ueno Park during that brief single week in April when the cherry blossoms burst forth in glorious pink, consider yourself lucky. Cherry blossoms have always been dear to the Japanese heart as a symbol of beauty, fragility, and the transitory nature of life. Ueno Park, with its 1,000 cherry trees, has been popular as a viewing spot since the Edo Period. Today, Tokyoites throng here en masse to celebrate the birth of the new season. It's not, however, the spiritual communion with nature you might think. In the daytime on a weekday, Ueno Park may be peaceful and... (more) http://tokyolife.blogdrive.com/comments?id=16 http://tokyolife.blogdrive.com/archive/15.html Thu, 28 Jun 2007 11:43:03 GMT Hibiya Park, near Ginza is a popular place for workers to relax during their lunch break. Up until the Edo period it was the placae site of the feudal lord, Matusdaira Bizennokami. The park hosts a variety of Japanese and International festivals almost every weekend. There is an ampitheatre for small live concerts. http://tokyolife.blogdrive.com/comments?id=15 http://tokyolife.blogdrive.com/archive/14.html Fri, 25 May 2007 10:33:49 GMT Bored teenagers in tow, grumbling at yet another temple or shrine? Bring them to life at Tokyo's most sophisticated virtual amusement arcade, outfitted with the latest in video games and high-tech virtual-reality attractions, courtesy of Sega. Video games include bobsledding and car races, in which participants maneuver curves utilizing virtual-reality equipment, as well as numerous aeronautical battle games. There's also a 3-D sightseeing tour with seats that move with the action on the screen, several virtual reality rides (sky diving, anyone?), and much, much more. Most harmless are the... 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